Curiosity wrote:
Where does this sit in terms of sporting achievements in British history?
Gotta be pretty near the top, with Wiggo one of our best sportsmen ever when you add in his Olympic golds etc.
Very high up there, especially as there is no real tradition of the sport in this country.
One thing that did occur to me was this was heavily funded over the last twenty years or so by Lottery money and grants. When you compare the state of cycling now and then, compared to the FA which has had much, much more private money poured into it over the same timescale, it shows just how bad a job the football authorities have done.